Fujiwhara Hurricane & Imelda: East Coast Storm Relief
News Context
At a glance
- * Potential Category 6 Hurricane Scale: There's discussion about adding a sixth category to the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale to account for increasingly powerful hurricanes.
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* Potential Category 6 Hurricane Scale: There’s discussion about adding a sixth category to the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale to account for increasingly powerful hurricanes.
* Hurricane Formation: Tropical storms are named when sustained winds reach 39 mph (63 km/h). To become a hurricane, winds must reach 74 mph (119 km/h) or greater.
* Current Storms: Imelda is currently a tropical storm with 50 mph winds and is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday. Hurricane Humberto recently reached Category 5 strength (160 mph winds) and is now a Category 4.
* Saffir-Simpson Scale: Hurricanes are currently categorized from 1 to 5 based on sustained wind speeds, using the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale.